Learning objectives

Upon completion of attending the 7th Annual MS and CNS Neuroimmunology Symposium attendees will be able to:

• Provide examples of hereditary white matter disorders, and discuss application of genetic testing in patients with white matter disorders.
• Understand why diffuse midline gliomas are often missed in the workup of myelopathy, and describe the radiographic characteristics of diffuse midline gliomas of the spinal cord and contrast them with inflammatory myelopathies/myelitis.
• To understand that the various cell-based therapeutic strategies under study as potential therapy for MS have distinct purposes, and to appreciate the potential benefits, risks, and methodological uncertainties with stem cell transplantation.
• To describe biomarkers associated with MS, and the strength of that association.
• Review the anatomy of nociceptive pathways, and discuss current treatment options for central neuropathic pain.

Agenda

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8:30 a.m. Opening remarks
Vijayshree Yadav, M.D., M.C.R., FANA, FAAN
OHSU Department of Neurology
VA Portland Health Care System MS Center of Excellence West
Moderators
Michael Lane, M.D.
Christopher Hollen, M.D.
OHSU Department of Neurology
VA Portland Health Care System MS Center of Excellence West

8:45 a.m. Molecular landscape of white matter disorders
Wojciech Wiszniewski, M.D., Ph.D., FACMG
OHSU Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics

9:35 a.m. Diffuse midline glioma: A serious and under-recognized mimic of inflammatory myelopathy
Jacob Perlman, M.D.
OHSU Department of Neurology
VA Portland Health Care System MS Center of Excellence West

10:25 a.m. Break/Exhibit Hall

10:40 a.m. Emerging cell-based therapies in MS
Jeffrey A. Cohen, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Experimental Therapeutics Program, Mellen Center

11:30 a.m. Biomarkers in MS: A case-based presentation
Richa Thakkar, D.O.
Benjamin Bird, M.D.
OHSU Department of Neurology
VA Portland Health Care System MS Center of Excellence West

12:20 p.m. Lunch break/Exhibit Hall

1:05 p.m. Pain management for chronic and complex disorders
Andrei Sdrulla, M.D., Ph.D.
OHSU Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

1:55 p.m. Closing remarks
Vijayshree Yadav, M.D., M.C.R., FANA, FAAN
OHSU Department of Neurology
VA Portland Health Care System MS Center of Excellence West

Accreditation and credit

Accreditation: The School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science
University (OHSU), is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.

Credit: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note: You can receive credit for attending the live event or viewing the recording. All presentations will be recorded and credit will be available for one month after the live event date.